Nutrition

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Friday Run

So much to do, so little time!

We had friends coming over for dinner and the cleaning lady hasn't been at our house in almost a month. So what I am trying to say is that I really, really needed to clean house! And, since I now have Fridays off, I have been on a serious organizing mission. Last week it was the downstairs coat closet. This week it was the kid's toys and playroom. Yeah, just call me Martha Stewart. Okay, maybe not.

So between that and getting the grocery shopping done, I had a pretty full day. I finally got out for a run around 2:30 pm. As I was leaving the house, I thought, "Hey, it's pretty cool out here!". There was a lot of cloud cover and a tiny bit of breeze going. However, by the time I made it out to the main road, the sun had come out and was beating down on me in full force. I ran the 1st mile at a decent pace...not sure how fast because the Garmin crapped out on me. The 2nd mile was tougher. I was getting hot, I took a quick walk to drink a little Gatorade. The 3rd mile was in a section of the neighborhood where I could no longer feel the breeze. By the 4th mile, I just wasn't feeling it. I walked pretty much the entire way back to my house. This is where I am such a wimp....I've run more miles in much warmer weather during my evening runs, but can't seem to do a short 4-miler in the middle of the day. WTH? I haven't had one of these runs in a looonnnggg time, so I guess I was due. Hopefully, it will be a long time before I have another.

We did have a great time with our friends on Friday night - cooking fajitas on the grill, kids playing in the backyard, etc. Fun times!

Today is a rest day for me - I'm going to pick up my race packet at Tri On The Run and then just hangout with the family.

About Me

I'm just an average woman trying to be the best version of myself. I'm a mid to back of the back runner, a triathlete (and IRONMAN!), trying to balance the duties of wife, mommy and career with biking, swimming, and running with some strength training sprinkled in. Oh and I am obsessed with nutrition and trying to keep myself on track. Sometimes I'm pretty damn good at juggling everything. Other times I am a complete and total mess. But I've found that Margarita's can help...too bad they have so many calories! :0)

The Hubby

My college sweetheart, my hunk, the love of my life (and fellow Ironman). He decided to give this running and triathlon thing a try a few of years ago and has been rocking it! He also happens to be a blackbelt in Hapkido and a Jiu Jitsu bad ass, as well as a master beer brewer!

The Kiddo

This cutie is our first born. She's sweet, cute, fun and very sassy! Always dancing, singing and being silly...she always makes us smile!

The Munchkin

He's a rough and tumble Momma's boy, but also a cuddle bug when he wants to be. With his silly antics, there's never a dull moment!

Brady

This is our crazy, GSP pup. He joined our family in March 2012 and while he can drive us with all his energy, I guess we'll keep him!